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2025 Inter Miami CF season

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Inter Miami CF
2025 season
PresidentDavid Beckham
Head coachJavier Mascherano
StadiumChase Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup playoffsTBD
FIFA Club World CupTBD
CONCACAF Champions CupTBD
Leagues CupTBD
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The 2025 Inter Miami CF season will be the sixth season for Inter Miami CF, a professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team plays in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of club soccer in the United States, as a member of the Eastern Conference. The year also marks the 22nd season of first-division club soccer in South Florida. In addition to playing in the MLS regular season, Inter Miami CF will compete in the CONCACAF Champions Cup for the second time and the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time.[1]

The club are the defending Supporters' Shield champion, having set a record for most points in MLS history during the 2024 regular season. They qualified to the FIFA Club World Cup in the allocated slot for the host country and will play in the expanded tournament's opening match on June 15, 2025, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.[2] Inter Miami CF were eliminated from the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs in the first round by ninth-seeded Atlanta United FC.[1]

Argentinian manager Gerardo "Tata" Martino resigned at the end of the 2024 season after two years at the club and was replaced on November 26 by Javier Mascherano, the former manager of the Argentina under-20 team.[3][4] Sporting director Chris Henderson left Miami in December to join Atlanta United FC.[5]

The team's captain, Argentinian midfielder Lionel Messi, has a contract through the end of the 2025 season.[6] The team has several key players who have contracts that are set to expire during the 2024–25 offseason, including striker Luis Suárez and defender Jordi Alba, who has a club option for 2025.[7] The 2025 season will be the final year for the club at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, which will be replaced by Miami Freedom Park in 2026.[8]

Preseason

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Inter Miami CF and Orlando City SC will play a preseason friendly match on February 14, 2025, at Raymond James Stadium. It is the first MLS match at the stadium since the Tampa Bay Mutiny, an MLS team, folded in 2001.[9] The club announced in December that they would open their preseason in Las Vegas with a friendly against Club América of Liga MX.[10]

Preseason matches

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January 18 Inter Miami CF United States v Mexico Club América Paradise, Nevada
Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
February 14 Inter Miami CF v Orlando City SC Tampa, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST Stadium: Raymond James Stadium

Competitive

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League Soccer February 22 October 18 Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
MLS Cup playoffs TBD TBD TBD TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
CONCACAF Champions Cup February 18 TBD Round one TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
FIFA Club World Cup June 14 TBD Group stage TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Leagues Cup TBD TBD Group stage TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Source: ESPN

Major League Soccer

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League tables

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MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for round one
6 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Inter Miami CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Nashville SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
11 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Los Angeles FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Inter Miami CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Minnesota United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: MLS standings

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Stadium
Result
Position (East)
Source: MLS standings
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Regular season

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The MLS regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2024.[11] Inter Miami CF will play 34 matches—17 at home and 17 away—primarily against the 14 other teams in the Western Conference; the team will also play six opponents from the Eastern Conference. The regular season will include a break for the FIFA Club World Cup in June and no break for the 2025 Leagues Cup in August.[12]

February 22 1 Inter Miami CF v New York City FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2:30 pm EST Stadium: Chase Stadium
March 2 2 Houston Dynamo FC v Inter Miami CF Houston, Texas
7:00 pm EST Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
March 9 3 Inter Miami CF v Charlotte FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
5:00 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
March 16 4 Atlanta United FC v Inter Miami CF Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 pm EDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
March 29 5 Inter Miami CF v Philadelphia Union Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
April 6 6 Inter Miami CF v Toronto FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
April 13 7 Chicago Fire FC v Inter Miami CF Chicago, Illinois
4:30 pm EDT Stadium: Soldier Field
April 19 8 Columbus Crew v Inter Miami CF Cleveland, Ohio
4:30 pm EDT Stadium: Huntington Bank Field
April 26 9 Inter Miami CF v FC Dallas Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
May 3 10 Inter Miami CF v New York Red Bulls Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
May 10 11 Minnesota United FC v Inter Miami CF Saint Paul, Minnesota
4:30 pm EDT Stadium: Allianz Field
May 14 12 San Jose Earthquakes v Inter Miami CF San Jose, California
10:30 pm EDT Stadium: PayPal Park
May 18 13 Inter Miami CF v Orlando City SC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
May 24 14 Philadelphia Union v Inter Miami CF Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
May 28 15 Inter Miami CF v CF Montréal Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
May 31 16 Inter Miami CF v Columbus Crew Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
June 28 17 Inter Miami CF v Atlanta United FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
July 5 18 CF Montréal v Inter Miami CF Montreal, Quebec
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Stade Saputo
July 9 19 New England Revolution v Inter Miami CF Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
July 12 20 Inter Miami CF v Nashville SC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
July 16 21 FC Cincinnati v Inter Miami CF Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
July 19 22 New York Red Bulls v Inter Miami CF Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
July 26 23 Inter Miami CF v FC Cincinnati Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
August 10 24 Orlando City SC v Inter Miami CF Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 16 25 Inter Miami CF v LA Galaxy Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
August 23 26 D.C. United v Inter Miami CF Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 30 27 Inter Miami CF v Chicago Fire FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
September 13 28 Charlotte FC v Inter Miami CF Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
September 16 29 Inter Miami CF v Seattle Sounders FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
September 20 30 Inter Miami CF v D.C. United Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
September 24 31 New York City FC v Inter Miami CF New York City, New York
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Citi Field
September 27 32 Toronto FC v Inter Miami CF Toronto, Ontario
4:30 pm EDT Stadium: BMO Field
October 4 33 Inter Miami CF v New England Revolution Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
October 18 34 Nashville SC v Inter Miami CF Nashville, Tennessee
6:00 pm EDT Stadium: Geodis Park

CONCACAF Champions Cup

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Inter Miami CF qualified for the tournament as the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield winners. They were placed into Pot 1 as one of the top eight clubs in the CONCACAF Club Rankings for the round one draw.[13]

Round one

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February 18 First leg Sporting Kansas City United States v United States Inter Miami CF Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 pm EST Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
February 25 Second leg Inter Miami CF United States v United States Sporting Kansas City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 pm EST Stadium: Chase Stadium

FIFA Club World Cup

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Inter Miami CF qualified for the tournament as the host country representative team by winning the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield. They will open the tournament at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on June 14, 2025.[14]

Group stage (Group A)

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The draw for the group stage was held on December 5, 2024. Inter Miami CF was in pot 4 but automatically assigned to Group A for scheduling purposes.[15][16]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil PAL Portugal POR Egypt AHL United States MIA
1 Brazil Palmeiras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Portugal Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Egypt Al Ahly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 United States Inter Miami CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: June 14, 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
June 14 1 Al Ahly Egypt v United States Inter Miami CF Miami Gardens, Florida
8:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
June 19 2 Inter Miami CF United States v Portugal Porto Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
June 23 3 Inter Miami CF United States v Brazil Palmeiras Miami Gardens, Florida
9:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium

Management

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Position Staff
Ownership[17]
President and Co-Owner England David Beckham
Managing Owner United States Jorge Mas
Co-Owner United States Jose Mas
Front office[18][19]
President of Business Operations Spain Xavier Asensi
Vice President United States Pablo Alvarez
Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting Director Vacant
Coaching staff[20]
Head coach Argentina Javier Mascherano
Assistant coach Argentina Gerardo Andres Martino
Assistant coach Argentina Javier Morales
Assistant coach Argentina Jorge Theiler
Goalkeeper coach Argentina Sebastián Saja

Last updated: November 26, 2024
Source: Inter Miami CF

Players

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For the 2025 season, Inter Miami CF will have a base salary cap of $5.95 million with general allocation money and other targeted spending bringing the total to $11.11 million. MLS clubs are allowed to sign three senior Designated Players and three under-22 Designated Players to salaries that exceed the salary cap with a maximum budget charge of $743,750.[21]

Roster

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As of December 19, 2024[22]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad includes all players who had first team contracts or appearances during the 2024 season across all competitions. Ages listed for each player is calculated from February 22, 2025, the first matchday of the MLS regular season.

No. Player Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Drake Callender  United States GK (1997-10-07)October 7, 1997 (aged 27) United States San Jose Earthquakes
Defenders
6 Tomás Avilés  Argentina DF (2004-08-03)August 3, 2004 (aged 20) Argentina Racing Club
14 David Martínez  Paraguay DF (1998-01-21)January 21, 1998 (aged 27) Argentina River Plate
15 Ryan Sailor  United States DF (1998-11-27)November 27, 1998 (aged 26) United States University of Washington
17 Ian Fray  United States DF (2002-08-31)August 31, 2002 (aged 22) United States Fort Lauderdale CF
18 Jordi Alba  Spain DF (1989-03-21)March 21, 1989 (aged 35) Spain Barcelona
26 Tyler Hall  United States DF (2006-02-05)February 5, 2006 (aged 19) United States Inter Miami CF II
32 Noah Allen  United States DF (2004-04-28)April 28, 2004 (aged 20) United States Inter Miami CF II
57 Marcelo Weigandt  Argentina DF (2000-01-11)January 11, 2000 (aged 25) Argentina Boca Juniors
62 Israel Boatwright  Dominican Republic DF (2005-06-02)June 2, 2005 (aged 19) United States Inter Miami CF II
Midfielders
5 Sergio Busquets  Spain MF (1988-07-16)July 16, 1988 (aged 36) Spain Barcelona
11 Facundo Farías  Argentina MF (2002-08-28)August 28, 2002 (aged 22) Argentina Colón
16 Robert Taylor  Finland MF (1994-10-21)October 21, 1994 (aged 30) Norway Brann
24 Julian Gressel  United States MF (1993-12-16)December 16, 1993 (aged 31) United States Columbus Crew
30 Benjamin Cremaschi  United States MF (2005-03-02)March 2, 2005 (aged 19) United States Inter Miami CF II
41 David Ruiz  Honduras MF (2004-02-08)February 8, 2004 (aged 21) United States Inter Miami CF II
42 Yannick Bright  Italy MF (2001-09-03)September 3, 2001 (aged 23) United States University of New Hampshire
55 Federico Redondo  Argentina MF (2003-01-18)January 18, 2003 (aged 22) Argentina Argentinos Juniors
81 Santiago Morales  United States MF (2007-02-09)February 9, 2007 (aged 18) United States Inter Miami CF II
Forwards
9 Luis Suárez  Uruguay FW (1987-01-24)January 24, 1987 (aged 38) Brazil Grêmio
10 Lionel Messi (captain)  Argentina FW (1987-06-24)June 24, 1987 (aged 37) France Paris Saint-Germain
73 Leo Afonso  Brazil FW (2001-07-13)July 13, 2001 (aged 23) United States University of Virginia

Transfers

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For transfers in, dates listed are when Inter Miami CF officially signed the player to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Inter Miami CF officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from the Inter Miami CF roster.

Out

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Outgoing transfers for Inter Miami CF
Player No. Pos. New team Notes Date
 Nicolás Freire (ARG) 21 DF  UNAM (MEX) End of loan[23] December 9, 2024
 Oscar Ustari (ARG) 19 GK Out of contract[23] December 9, 2024
 Matías Rojas (PAR) 7 MF Option declined[23] December 9, 2024
 Serhiy Kryvtsov (UKR) 27 DF Option declined[23] December 9, 2024
 Franco Negri (ARG) 33 DF Option declined[23] December 9, 2024
 Felipe Valencia (USA) 35 MF Option declined[23] December 9, 2024
 Lawson Sunderland (USA) 43 MF Option declined[23] December 9, 2024
 Cole Jensen (USA) 99 GK Option declined[23] December 9, 2024
 Diego Gómez (PAR) 20 MF  Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG) Transferred for undisclosed fee[24] December 10, 2024
 CJ dos Santos (USA) 13 GK  San Diego FC (USA) Traded for $100,000 GAM[25] December 12, 2024
 Leonardo Campana (ECU) 8 FW  New England Revolution (USA) Traded for $2.5 million GAM[26] December 19, 2024

Draft picks

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Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract are listed as transfers in.

On December 20, 2024, Inter Miami CF traded its first-round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft to Los Angeles FC in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick and $50,000 in general allocation money.[27]

2025 MLS SuperDraft picks for Inter Miami CF[27]
Player Nationality Round Pick Pos. Previous team Notes
Bailey Sparks  United States 2nd 52 MF  Southern Methodist University (USA)
Michael Appiah  Ghana 3rd 82 FW  Florida International University (USA)

References

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